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Headed to David Lam Park in Yaletown for the final weekend of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Saturday and Sunday?

Here are a few things you should know.

— More than 30 performances — including appearances by singer-songwriter David Ward, Sharon Minemoto and her trio, Vancouver indie rockers The Belle Game and Bestie and more — will take place on four stages peppered around the site: On the Park stage right on the turf at David Lam Park, and on three stages located in and around the Roundhouse Community Centre.

— The brand new video screen that was such a welcome addition to the downtown jazz weekend last week at Robson Square will also make an appearance at David Lam Park, allowing for a better sight of what’s happening on the park stage. No need to jostle for the best spot close to the stage any more.

— Bike or walk: Prepare for plenty of traffic on Pacific Boulevard and for a shortage of parking spots around the site between noon and 10 p.m. You’re much better off walking and biking to the site. The seawall is right there, after all. Note to residents: A street closure and “no parking” rule is in effect on the 100 block of Drake St., from Pacific Blvd. to Roundhouse Mews, between 7 a.m. Friday (June 27) until 3 p.m. Monday (June 30). Watch out for more no-parking zones and local traffic-only areas on Drake St. and Marinaside Crescent.

— The festival is trucking in two dozen tents, 200 tables, 1,000 chairs and its P.A. system to the site using four flat deck trucks and a dozen two-ton and five-ton box trucks.

— It takes roughly 1,500 feet of portable fencing to cordon off certain areas and for presentation.

— The site will feature 25 food trucks serving an estimated 20,000 meals (including poutine, jerk chicken, crepes, dim sum and burgers) during the course of two days, as well as 20 artisan merchants selling handmade crafts and imports.

— Hosting the jazz weekend at David Lam Park requires 3,000 hours of volunteer work on the site alone, not including the preparation time it took to organize the event.

— The site is patrolled 24/7 during the course of the weekend, requiring a total of 284 person-hours of paid security.

— The David Lam Park site is generator-free. Only 1,080 kilowatts of power will be used to power the site, including all stage and vendor activities.

— Access to the site is free, as usual, so bring the whole family.

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